Vedic Mantras Library
వేద మంత్రాలు — 20 authentic Sanskrit mantras with transliteration, meaning, and recitation guides
Today's recommended mantra — see today's mantra of the day chosen based on the current tithi, nakshatra, and weekday.
Universal Vedic
Gayatri Mantra
గాయత్రి మంత్రం
24 syllables in Gayatri meter (3 padas of 8 syllables)
The Gayatri Mantra is the single most universally recited Vedic mantra. Across 4,000+ years of Hindu tradition, it has been preserved orally...
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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
మహా మృత్యుంజయ మంత్రం
32 syllables in Anushtubh meter
The Mahamrityunjaya is the most powerful healing and protection mantra in the Vedic corpus. Composed by Sage Vasishtha when his sons were th...
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Aditya Hridayam
ఆదిత్య హృదయం
31 verses praising Surya (the Sun)
When Lord Rama faced Ravana in the final battle of the Yuddha Kanda, he was exhausted, sleep-deprived, and uncertain of victory. Sage Agasty...
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Vishnu / Krishna
Vishnu Sahasranama
విష్ణు సహస్రనామం
1,000 names in 108 shlokas + opening and concluding (phalashruti) verses
The Vishnu Sahasranama is the thousand-name hymn to Lord Vishnu — the most-recited stotra in Hindu tradition after the Hanuman Chalisa. Comp...
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 (Purushottama Yoga)
భగవద్గీత 15వ అధ్యాయం
20 verses (the shortest chapter of the Gita); describes the cosmic tree (Ashvatt
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 — Purushottama Yoga ("The Yoga of the Supreme Person") — is the shortest and most metaphysically condensed chapter ...
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Narayana Suktam
నారాయణ సూక్తం
12 mantras describing Narayana as the Supreme; foundational Vaishnava chant
The Narayana Suktam is the foremost Vedic hymn to Lord Narayana (Vishnu), preserved in the Mahanarayana Upanishad of the Yajurveda. Its 12 m...
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Shiva / Rudra
Shri Rudram (Namakam-Chamakam)
శ్రీ రుద్రం
Namakam: 11 anuvakas (~169 mantras). Chamakam: 11 anuvakas (~115 mantras). Total
The Shri Rudram, also called Rudraprashna or Rudradhyaya, is the most important Shaiva chant in the Vedic corpus. It consists of two parts: ...
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Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali
శివ అష్టోత్తర శతనామావళి
108 names of Lord Shiva; ~10 minutes recitation
The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali — the 108 names of Lord Shiva — is the foundational daily-worship text for every Shaiva household. The 10...
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Devi / Lakshmi / Saraswati
Lalita Sahasranama
లలితా సహస్రనామం
1,000 names of Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari in 182 shlokas + phalashruti
The Lalita Sahasranama is the supreme thousand-name hymn to Goddess Lalita Tripura Sundari, considered the most beautiful and complete Devi ...
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Sri Suktam
శ్రీ సూక్తం
16 verses (15 mantras + 1 phala-mantra) in mixed Anushtubh and Tristubh meters
The Sri Suktam is the foremost Vedic hymn to Goddess Lakshmi — appended to the Rigveda as a Khila (supplementary) Suktam. Its 16 mantras dir...
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Saraswati Vandana
సరస్వతీ వందనం
1 shloka (Shragdhara meter); often recited with 5 to 12 additional verses
The Saraswati Vandana ("Yā Kundendu Tuṣāra") is the single most-recited prayer to Saraswati — Goddess of learning, music, speech, and wisdom...
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Durga Suktam
దుర్గా సూక్తం
7 verses invoking Durga as Jatavedas (the form of Agni who knows all)
The Durga Suktam is the Vedic foundation of Durga worship — preserved as a Khila (supplementary) Suktam to the Rigveda and also in the Taitt...
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Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali
లక్ష్మీ అష్టోత్తర శతనామావళి
108 names of Goddess Lakshmi (Ashtottara = 100 + 8); typically recited as archan
The Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali — the 108 names of Lakshmi — is the most widely-used Lakshmi text for daily worship and weekly Friday r...
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Ganesha
Ganesha Atharvashirsha
గణేశ అథర్వశీర్షం
10 sections, ~25 mantras (varies by recension); includes the Ganesha Gayatri and
The Ganesha Atharvashirsha is the supreme Upanishadic hymn to Lord Ganesha, preserved in the Atharva Veda corpus. Unlike popular Ganesha sto...
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Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotra
సంకట నాశన గణేశ స్తోత్రం
8 verses listing the 12 names of Ganesha + 1 phalashruti verse
The Sankata Nashana Ganesha Stotra ("The Hymn that Destroys Crisis") is among the most-recited Ganesha texts for solving urgent material pro...
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Hanuman
Hanuman Chalisa
హనుమాన్ చాలీసా
40 verses (chaupais) + 2 dohas (opening + closing)
Composed by Goswami Tulsidas (~1500-1623), author of the Ramcharitmanas, the Hanuman Chalisa is the most widely recited devotional poem in N...
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Sundara Kanda (Tulsidas Hindi)
సుందర కాండ
60 chaupais + 30 dohas; describes Hanuman's journey to Lanka, meeting Sita, burn
The Sundara Kanda ("Beautiful Chapter") is the fifth and most beloved kanda of Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas — and is considered the most spirit...
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Tantra & Jyotisha
Navagraha Mool Mantras (All 9 Planets)
నవగ్రహ మూల మంత్రాలు
9 beeja-vinyasa mantras (one per planet); each ~6 syllables in beeja form, ~10 i
In Vedic Jyotisha, the navagrahas (nine planets) are not merely astronomical bodies but cosmic forces shaping the life of every individual b...
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Beeja (Seed) Mantras — Tantric Foundations
బీజ మంత్రాలు
Single-syllable mantras (Ekaakshara); the foundation of all longer mantras
Beeja mantras (Bīja, "seed") are the single-syllable foundational mantras of the tantric tradition. Each beeja is a concentrated sound-form ...
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Vedanta
About These Mantras
Each mantra and stotra in this library is presented in three forms: the original Sanskrit (Devanagari), Roman transliteration (IAST), and a scholarly English translation. All texts are sourced from the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda, classical Smriti texts (Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas), or attested compositions of historical acharyas (Tulsidas, Adi Shankara, Vyasa).
How to Choose a Mantra
If you are new to mantra practice:
- Universal first choice: Gayatri Mantra — recited daily by Hindus for 4,000+ years
- For health and protection: Mahamrityunjaya Mantra or Shri Rudram
- For courage and obstacle removal: Hanuman Chalisa, Sundara Kanda, or Sankata Nashana Ganesha
- For prosperity and family welfare: Sri Suktam, Lakshmi Ashtottara, or Vishnu Sahasranama
- For studies and exams: Saraswati Vandana, Ganesha Atharvashirsha
- For victory and confidence: Aditya Hridayam
- For planetary remedies: Navagraha Mool Mantras (consult a Jyotishi)
- For detachment / approaching old age: Bhaja Govindam, Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15
Daily Practice
Even a minimal practice of 11 recitations of one mantra at Brahma Muhurta (90 minutes before sunrise) is transformative when sustained for 40 days. Choose one mantra and commit to it before adding others. For today's most auspicious mantra (based on tithi/nakshatra/weekday), see today's mantra of the day.